Anyway surgery done and dusted, I have a new feeling towards the saying 'pain in the bum'

Doc mentioned I had just torn the anus but no internal damage. Another 2mm and I would be currently wearing a colostumy bag, so thank goodness for that.

Have a couple of stitches but due to being in the location it is at they don't stitch it right up. Also had a bunch of skin that had ripped in the middle area so the doc cut it off. It was two tears around 3cm long and 1cm deep.

Going to be off the bike for a while by the sounds of things. I mentioned that I was meant to be racing hellfire cup at the end of January, doc said no chance of that. I at least am allowed to discharge from the hospital for home care.

So yeah, dogga from the forum will need to find a replacement rider for hellfire.

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Anyway surgery done and dusted, I have a new feeling towards the saying 'pain in the bum'

Doc mentioned I had just torn the anus but no internal damage. Another 2mm and I would be currently wearing a colostumy bag, so thank goodness for that.

Have a couple of stitches but due to being in the location it is at they don't stitch it right up. Also had a bunch of skin that had ripped in the middle area so the doc cut it off. It was two tears around 3cm long and 1cm deep.

Going to be off the bike for a while by the sounds of things. I mentioned that I was meant to be racing hellfire cup at the end of January, doc said no chance of that. I at least am allowed to discharge from the hospital for home care.

So yeah, dogga from the forum will need to find a replacement rider for hellfire.

Yeah what in slang terms is referred to as the gooch. Bit between testies and anus. Cut of a few cm of torn skin, doc mentioned the blood vessels had ripped away and weren't flowing blood to that area anymore and it wouldn't have healed.

wombatK wrote:Broken seat clamp bolts seem to be common enough to justify the question:why are so many seat clamp's attached with just one bolt ?

Yes, I know a person that had his seatpost clamp bolt snap too (single bolt). He showed me the cut/abrasion on his inner thigh from the seatpost.

Do you think a two bolt post would release the saddle more slowly when broken, or do you think it would be less likely to break?

In the other thread [url]Snapped the saddle rail bolt on my seatpost[/url] TLL says he'd snapped 5 seat postbolts, but had not snapped any since turning to Thomson seatposts. Most of the Thomson ones have 2 boltdesigns.

Nobody can break things like TLL, so if he says the Thomson ones are the good oil, that's good enough for me.

For those who are thinking it's a good idea to tighten up their seat clamp bolts frequently, the Snapped the Saddlerail thread has a post and link to an example where too much torqueing of the bolt has caused necking (thinning)of the bolt and ultimately a fracture. Don't expect to get a warning sign like a creaking saddle.

Might be a job best done with a torque wrench and manufacturers spec, and a regular inspection of the bolt. Just a guess here, but I'm going for 6 monthly or 5000 km, say.

WombatK

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wombatK wrote:For those who are thinking it's a good idea to tighten up their seat clamp bolts frequently, the Snapped the Saddle rail thread has a post and link to an example where too much torqueing of the bolt has caused necking (thinning) of the bolt and ultimately a fracture.

good point. it's worth mentioning that overtightening of fasteners is a common mistake. if there is no specification and/or you don't own a torque wrench, you can safely go by the thread diameter - as it increases, so does the maximum torque.

I have the same post on my mountain bike, it also had the bolt snap on the seat clamp. Luckily when that happened I didn't have all my weight on the seat so just stood up. Unlike the other day and I was sitting up on the seat.

I have had the seat and post (on the roadie) for about 18 months, during that time there had been no play or indication of stress on the clamp.

Since this is a 2 time failure (road and mountain bike) I have decided to cut them both away, which is a shame as they look really good but I have lost confidence with them. The way the seat clamp bolts need to be adjusted is a bit fiddly and I think this is what may have contributed to the failures (couldn't use a torque wrench due to the angle).

One of the guys I ride with has a Thompson up for sale which I will grab off him for my roadie, I now need to find an appropriate post for my mtn bike as well.

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As for recovery I have a swag of different drugs and have been instructed to lie down with no pants on "to air out the derrière". What I am really scared about is going to do my business, as that will hurt. I am also on laxatives to try and loosen things up hopefully.

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